The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of tn. Daily News
CONGRESS-.

CONGhESSs
TuI Senate met on The 18th when Q large
nmmber Of communications and petitions wers
received and referred Many bills were also
introduced. among them one by Mr. Vest, in
creasing the pension to the widow Of General
+. p. Blair: by Mr.. Henderson granting pen
sion TO every soldier incapacitated to do labor
and to dependent relatives OF deceased soldiers
By Mr.. Plumb. forbidding railroads to Offer
passes to any Congressman or Government EN-.
ploye or for such to accept them. The number
Of bills and resolutions introduced was 59A the
greatest number ever before introduced
IN one day. After brief executive session the
Senate adjourned -. In the House Mr.. Springer
presented the petition OF Owen G. Chase, who
claimed to be elected o delegate from the Ter.
ritory Of Cimarron (NoMan s-Land). Laid
over. The Speaker called Mr. Crisp, Of Georgia,
to the chair and stated that a. his (the Speak
er's) seat was contested he did not wish to ap-
point The Committee on Elections. resolu-
ton by Mr. Holman that the House elect such
Committee Was adopted and the House I'D.
journcd.
In the Senate on the 18th after the usual
routine business bills were introduced, one
being by Mr.. ingalls, to remove the limitation
in the payment OF arrears of pensions, granting
ouears in certain cases to those pensi0ncd by
special acts Of Congress. Adjourned. -. In the
House large number Of executive communities
lions were received. A resolution naming
Nessrs Crisp. O'FerrilL Cultivate, Barry,
ONeill Nndiana), Moore, Rowell. Houk, Coop
q. Lyman. johnson Nndiana) and Lodge as
the Committee on Elections Was unanimously
passed. All contests were referred to this COM
mittee and the House adjourned until Friday.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Reagan in
troduced o bill to regulate immigration. Its
provisions are strict and require masters of
vessels, before any immigrant is permitted to
land, to produce . certificate for each that he
Is not deported for crime, is not a pauper, luna
tic or idiot. is not charge on blood relations
or authorized guardians, is not an assisted i'm
migrant and is not under contract to labor in
the United States. Several other bills were
introduced. The Committee on Elections unan-
imously reported in favor of Mr.. Faulkner.
elected by the special session Of the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia. and he was sworn in
Mr.. Lucas, appointed by the Governor was his
contestant. Adjourned. House not in ses-
sion.
AFTER receiving petitions and the intro
tuction Of bills in the Senate on the 18th Mr.
Plumbs resolution that the Attorney General
be requested to investigate the issuance of let
tiers patent to Magnus Swenson of date OF
October 10. 1887, and, il in his Judgment the
same is invalid on any ground or was procured
by reason Of information obtained by expert
meuts mace Dy the government. ana. II IN MS
Judgment, a suit can be maintained in the name
OF the United States, to commence suit prompt
~ to have the same cancelled or the use OF the
same by said Swensoa or any one
claiming under him perpetually enioined. was.
after some discussion, adopted 1.-The patent
referred to was obtained upon the process for
manufacturing sugar from sorghum. and
brought out by the late experiments made at
Fort Scott, Kan, while Swenson was employed
by the Government. A resolution was also
adopted directing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire and report whether the Government has
the power to institute proceedings to vacate u
patent on any ground whatever. Adjourned
until Monday 49,. House not in session.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10TH
when the House met a resolution by Mr.
Hatch for adjournment until after the holidays
brought on q tariff debate that lasted some
time. 1t was finally agreed to adjourn on De-
Cember % to January T. The announcement Of
the death of e. W. Robertson, late member
eject from Louisiana. was made and the House
adjourned until Monday.